{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-14-16","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 8-14-16","heading":"Noncompetitive examination for filling vacancy; provisional appointment.","body":"Whenever there are urgent reasons for filling a vacancy in any position in a paid police department of a Class I or Class II city and there is no list of individuals eligible for appointment after a competitive examination, the appointing officer may nominate an individual to the policemen's civil service commission for noncompetitive examination; and if such nominee shall be certified by the said commission as qualified, after such noncompetitive examination and a medical examination, he may be appointed provisionally, to fill such vacancy until a selection and appointment can be made after competitive examination, in the manner prescribed in section fifteen of this article; but such provisional appointment shall not continue for a longer period than three months, nor shall successive provisional appointments be made to the same position, under the provisions of this section.","path":["CHAPTER 8. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.","ARTICLE 14. LAW AND ORDER; POLICE FORCE OR DEPARTMENTS; POWERS, AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND POLICEMEN; POLICE MATRONS; SPECIAL SCHOOL ZONE AND PARKING LOT OR PARKING BUILDING POLICE OFFICERS; CIVIL SERVICE FOR CERTAIN POLICE DEPARTMENTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/8-14-16/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:51Z","sha256":"24f0bc1fc996472055627a8a21e7e3957ffa6afcfba680af3087b45b8d6c849b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-14-15a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-14-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}